iOptron ZEQ25GT equatorial mount

iOptron ZEQ25GT
In a website in China, there appears this new iOptron ZEQ25GT equatorial mount able to operate in very low latitude and at the equator.
As stated: Maximum loading = 11.4 kg,
Self weight = 5.3 kghttp://bbs.astron.ac...-88682-1-1.html

I don't think so - although it's a different arrangement to the usual GEM, it's not equivalent to a fork mount, even single arm. All photographs I've seen show it pointing North, but when it's visualised pointing South, mount clashes are definitely possible if too far on the 'wrong' side of the meridian.

I wonder if the quoted mount weight of 4.7 Kg includes the tripod - if so it's one heck of a good travel mount!

Aach! added later. I've just properly read the specs, and the tripod alone weighs 5 Kg. Not such a good airline mount after all. But still very light for the payload.

I just saw one of these in person at our local astro club meeting. Very nice. I'm not experienced with GEM mounts in general, but this one looks easy to balance on the fly. Spring loaded gears/wormdrive also helps minimize backlash. The polar scope can be accessed even with a telescope mounted. The owner uses those smallish gel batteries to run it for several hours or more.